I took 3 dulcolax at night and it worked in the am but then I fainted. Can you die from dulcolax?

... from a heart attack? Can it cause such a depletion of electrolytes that the heart stops or bp drops dangerously? I have been taking it for years and never had such a scary problem before. although after it has its effect, I usually sleep for several hours in a dead sleep, also a little scary. I didn't take more than recommended dose and i just plopped to the floor like an 18th century damsel.

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It won't deplete your electrolytes at all. If you are very constipated it can stimulate your vagus nerve when you go, and this can make you pass out for a few seconds. You aren't the first person to fall off the toilet that way.